Plasplugs Hollow Door Plugs & Drill Bit 20 Pack

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x Hollow Door Regular Duty Double Fixing Hook for use in Hollow Doors, Thin Skin Partitions, Plywood and Fibreglass. There is a quite frankly staggering array of fixings available today for pretty much any object and any surface and the same goes for hollow doors, however as with most things, some are better than others. Successfully fixing to a hollow door has always been a tricky job as there isn’t really much to actually fix to as the actual fixing area is very thin.

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Firstly, cut your batten to the correct length for your needs and then sand off the rough cut edge so it’s nice and smooth. In terms of fixing the batten to the door you have two choices; use the same hollow door fixings mentioned above or glue the batten in place using one of the many construction adhesives available today.They also come supplied with correct sized drill bit to drill the correct size hole in the door to push the fixing in to so the surface of the plug is level with the surface of the door.

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The screw heads will be a close match to the style and finish of a 6 gauge raised head wood screw making it possible to secure your handles in the best way possible and they will look good too.While multi-thread technology ensures superior holding power, this Plasplugs product is ideal for the home, boat and caravan. Using round rose handles: The lock or latch will likely obstruct any fixing screws resulting in too little wood to achieve a decent screw fixing.

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If your handle fixings either miss or have not secured well into the lock block and become loose, the handle will be loose on the door. You should drill through the outer(existing) and your new piece and countersink and insert screw right through to the top insert piece. Plasplugs specialised, Hollow Door Fixings are ideal for fitting coat hooks, name plates and other fixings to the narrow gauge of hollow doors and panels.

Once level, use a screw or other thin pointed object to mark through the fixing holes on the hanging rail to show where you need to drill your fixing holes. If a lock block is present, you may find that placing a match stick into the fixing hole may allow the screw to bite again. Next, measure and mark both the centre of the door where you want your batten fixed and also the batten itself.

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Although we have used a coat hanging rail in this example, the exact same principles can be applied to any object you need to fix. For this tutorial we will be using some 2×1 inch planed batten, but you are free to use the correct size batten for your needs.For the purposes of this guide we are going to run through two of the above techniques for fixing to a hollow door. Take two fixings and pop each one into a hole, pushing them in firmly so that the top of the plug sits flush with the door.